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Few players made more of their opportunity at 2015 NFL Scouting Combine than former UF defensive star Dante Fowler Jr. Fowler put enough on tape in 2014 to make himself a possibly top-10 pick. This past weekend in Indianapolis, Fowler further wowed NFL decision-makers to rise up mock draft boards. USA Today now projects Fowler as the No. 2 pick on April 30, behind only FSU quarterback Jameis Winston. The Tennessee Titans hold the second pick in the draft and, as USA Today noted, ranked 27th in defense last season. Legendary defensive guru Dick LeBeau also joined the Titans' defensive staff and is well known for his success coaching so-called...

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Few players made more of their opportunity at 2015 NFL Scouting Combine than former UF defensive star Dante Fowler Jr.
Fowler put enough on tape in 2014 to make himself a possibly top-10 pick. This past weekend in Indianapolis, Fowler...

James Harrison has decided he wants to play football for one more season; now it's up to the Steelers to decide whether they want him to play for them. Harrison, who turns 37 on May 4, ended a brief retirement when he rejoined the Steelers for the...

James Harrison knows what he wants this year, and that's to play another season of football.
Unlike in 2014 -- when he announced his retirement in August, only to come back a few weeks later to have a strong season for the Pittsburgh Steelers -- Harrison...

The Steelers haven't held the 22nd pick in the NFL Draft in 37 years. Haven't drafted a cornerback in the first round in 18. Haven't selected a safety in the first round in a dozen.
When the league's 80th annual confab gathers in Chicago on April 30,...

The words came slowly, haltingly. It was as if a very old man were speaking. At times, he was hard to understand. It was heartbreaking to hear, especially if you know the man, know what he was. "I'm in a battle, obviously," Tony Dorsett...

Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said the team has begun preliminary discussions on a new contract for Ben Roethlisberger and left no doubt what the franchise thinks about its record-setting quarterback. "I think Ben is a franchise...

Former Steelers defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau said farewell to Pittsburgh on Tuesday with a paraphrased stanza from the "Night Before Christmas" during a City Council ceremony.
Council honored the Ohio native, who resigned from the Steelers...

Ross Scheuerman's 51-yard draw-play "touchdown" at the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl earlier this month may have been nullified by a holding penalty, but it also may have opened a huge door for the Lafayette running back.
Scheuerman received an email...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers took a calculated risk last spring when they opted not to re-sign quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with two years remaining on his current deal, opting instead to focus on bolstering the roster elsewhere.
It's going...

Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall has been ruled out for the team's Dec. 15 home game against New Orleans due to two fractured ribs and a lung injury suffered in Thursday night's loss to Dallas.Marshall was hit in the ribs by the knee of Dallas...

Joe Flacco threw two second-half touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 30-17, on Saturday night in an AFC wild-card game.
Flacco hit Torrey Smith for an 11-yard touchdown in the third quarter and found Crockett Gillmore...

As he does each week, Baltimore Sun reporter Childs Walker shares his five biggest takeaways from the Ravens' 35-31 playoff loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC divisional round at Gillette Stadium on Saturday.
1. Above all, the Ravens and...

By David Purdum, The Sports XchangeATLANTA — Steeler Nation took over the Georgia Dome on Sunday and liked what it saw.Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell scored two touchdowns, and quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and receiver Antonio Brown set...

By John Perrotto, The Sports Xchange
PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger shook off a knee injury and threw for 220 yards and a touchdown as the Pittsburgh Steelers clinched a playoff berth with a 20-12 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.
The...

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Steelers seek AFC North title vs. Bengals
PITTSBURGH -- Not satisfied with their first playoff berth in three years, the Pittsburgh Steelers want more. It starts Sunday when a victory over the Cincinnati Bengals at Heinz Field will...

PITTSBURGH — Joe Flacco and the NFL's playoff road warriors are heading to New England with their swagger — and their pass rush — fully intact.
The rarely flustered Flacco tossed two second-half touchdowns and the Baltimore Ravens dominated the...

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers roared through a perfect December with the kind of urgency that stoked memories of Super Bowls past.
They won their first division title in four years, looking like a team peaking at the right time.
The valley came...

Baltimore Sun reporter Aaron Wilson breaks down the game film from Sunday's game between the Ravens and the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium.
GAME PLAN: The Ravens tried to establish the run early in the game, but they were stonewalled throughout...